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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-02

much credit as the blue T. At this point
young Mr. Lambert. son Of the late Con
troller Lambert of Pittshurg, said But
were they not traitors Gov Wilson stop
ped. and, seemingly gathering bitterness
10y the pause. he said That is an imperti-
nent remark to make twenty years after
the war has been ended State Command
err Harper of the Grand Army Of Pennsyl-
vania was then introduced, and his remarks
were short and concilatory. He was fol
lowed 10y Capt A. b. Hay, also Pittsburg
man who took exception TO Gov. Wilson's
speech and Gov. Foraker was brought
back
The Ohio governor gave the West Nir
ginia governor tit for tat and, in fact, got
the better of him in the contest though
somewhat at the expense Of his own digni-
ty, one would Judge In his next morn
ing's issue the editor who hung out the oh
noxious banner printed an editorial in which
he lkened the action Of the Grand Army
men in refusing 10 pass under the banner
to the act of the confederates in firing on
Sumter in 1861 The latter, he said, was
"a blow struck at President Abraham Lin
coins authority" 1t was treason Of the
blacklist dye" and lin 1887 it is treason not
one whit less black" in the Grand Army
men who trailed the grand old flag in the
dust The men who did it are traitors
in sentiment as black as was Gen. Beaure-
gard when he ordered the firing on Sum
ter
The real thing to he regretted about the
whole affair is that there should have been
found anywhere a man with such a venom
Gus spirit in him as the Wheeling editor
showed His action in hanging out the ban
ner was entirely uncalled for he knew
perfectly well the feeling which many of
the old soldiers entertained against the
President, and knowing it his action was
deliberately intended as an insult or a chal-
lenge to the organization
The best thing that the old soldiers could
| have done under the circumstances would
have been to treat such a challenge with
| perfect indifference, but this, as it proved,
was too much for a body of men TO do on
the spur Of the moment. The general pub
! lie sentiment will agree with the feeling Of
| Captain Hay, Pittshurg veteran, when he
said, as reported after a few minutes
consultation with Gen. Pearson, Capt
Chalmers and Col Dunks, we decided that
if the banner was an insult to us, we could
stand it and if there was no political ef
feet intended, it was all right anyway. We
could march under it, at all events and
believe | observed to one of the group that
if the President was unworthy of his Office
we were not to blame, and that if the
Grand Army of the Republic did not like
him, there was no man in more need OF
Gods blessing than he 50
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-02

The Iowa Republicans adopted a good
platform at their recent state convention.
1t accepts as settled the old issues of the
war, but calls attention to the suppression
of the negro vote in the south--a wrong
which is used to degrade the negroes into
a servile form Of cheap labor, with which
free labor everywhere must soon be brought
into competition" 1t favors protective
tariff, with a reduction Of general taxation
and economy in the expenditure of public
money opposes criminal and vicious immi-
grafton of all kinds and the sale of public
lands to aliens urges the maintenance and
improvement of the civil-service law enact
ed by the Republican party and now 50 fla
GRAVITY disobeyed and violated by the Dem
ocratic administration-th Union soldier
to have the preference when all other quail
ifcations are equal. 1t condemns Grover
Cleveland administration ''for its discrim
nation against and shameful abuse of Union
soldiers, for vetoing pension bills, for at
tempting 10 send back the rebel flags. for
failing to reduce the surplus or decrease
taxation, and for general ineficiency 1t
approves the main principles of the inter
state commerce law and favors such amend
ments as will make it still more protective
of the peoples interests favors liberal pen
sions for disabled or dependent soldiers and
for dependent widows and parents of sol
ders declares uncompromsingly against
the saloon and the drug store or wholesale
liquor store that seeks to succeed the sa-
loon, and expresses sympathy for the strug
Cling people of Ireland.
The plank which refers to the suppress
sion of the colored vote in the South states
the issue moderately, hut firmly and square
ly:
1--WE deny that the suffrage is purely a
| legal question for each state n regulate in
whole or suppress in part, as it chooses.
| The suppression of the votes of the black
men in the South is not alone n wrong To
| them, it is also in national sense in the
| election of Congressman, n bold and sue
cessful method to make one vote in the
| South count for as much as two in the
| North therefore wrong which reaches
into every neighborhood and to every voter
in the Union. 1t is also used to degrade
the negroes in the South into a servile form
of cheap labor, with which free labor every
where must soon be brought into competi
ton"
The whole doctrine of civil service re
form is summed up in this one eentence from
the sixth resolution THE sole test of an
incumbent of office or applicant for a plac,
in the civil service of the government
should be honesty, competency and fidelity
with the single exception that, when al
other qualifications are equal, the Unior
soldier shall have the preference
Let next years national Republican con
vention adopt as good platform, and pu
on it candidates which mean what the plat
form says, and there would he small ques
ton about the certainty of Republican sue
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-02

we're cough Though he has spent some
time at his sons ranch he and Mrs. Waite
make their home for the most part with
the Bucks. We have seen, 10y the way, a
leaf from an advertising magazine on which
is the advertisement, with plan Of site Of
the town Of Elberton, W. T. with IS VI.
Wait, proprietor, signed b. IT, Washing
ton territory, on our Northern Pacific coast
is, however, good ways of from Oma-
ha and though there is coincidence Of
names il seems hardly reasonable to sup
pose that this is the scheme Of our old ba nix
president, even with his fertile resources
but it is wonderfully like him, just the
same.
For some time past there has been dis
cussion among the pupils and graduates of
the High school Of a scheme for holding a
reunion. This has now taken shape in a
call for a meeting 10 be held at the High
school room next Thursday evening at a.
30 10 formally consider the subject. The
attendance Of all former pupils Of the school
is hoped for
The retail saleroom of the Estey pianos
and organs is to be removed from knapp's
store 10 II. Il. Chamberlain. Report says
that Mr.. Knapp is IN put in a stock Of
ready made clothing though this is not
confirmed at headquarters.
The subscribers 10 the capital stock Of the
fair ground association will hold a business
meeting at the town hall tomorrow night
The following is list Of letters remain
ing in the Brattleboro post Office Sept. 2nd
Men John Ahearn. II f. Bixby, Luke BrOugl-
ton y. =. Campbell, = 7. Carr. 9 Frank Cham
bers. Henry Coffin, s = Corss Elry Fgmant
Frank Maynard, Frank H. Murray Leuuel G..
Miller II NJ Pierce II Perkins, Fred J. Ransom.
Jas Stevens Bert A. Snow, h. / Wright, Geo
Willis T. Russell & Co
Women-Mrs Chas Alb..e, Bessie Brown, Mrs
G. A Brigham. Mrs. y. g. Bracket, Matte X
Bissell, Mrs Emma X. Chapman. Ida NJ Carpen-
ter. Mrs. Mary A. Croker, Mrs Amanda DE Wolf.
Mrs 4. W. Gilmore, Florence NJ Ellison, Ellen
HDag, Mrs Grata HOllister, Alma johnson, Mn
". Lord, Alice + Miller Mrs MARY : Mura,. Sa
die Mitchell, Della Richards, Mrs Ellen s. G..
Sherwin Minnie Winchester
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-02
The 81. Johu.bury scale COMPANY.

There have been for some time private in
timations Of trouble or disagreement in the
affairs Of the Fairhank. Scale company at
St Johnshury. and in IA late publication in
the Boston Commercial Bulletin. followed
10y press despatch from an evidently hos
tile source in st Johnsbury, these intima-
tlons have come TO the surface The main
allegations made are that the stock Of the
company is largely capitalized. either
10y watering or 10y putting into it outside
property, and that "hostlities" have been
begun against the Fairbanks management /.
authoritative despatch from st Johnsbury.
The real trouble seems to be that no divi-
dend has been paid for year or more and
that the dividend due this fall will be pass
ed, though work at the shops was never so
driving rs now. As n consequence. the
market value Of the stock Is much depress-
ed. There has recently been meeting in
Boston Of stockholders who are opposed to
the present management and this opppsi.
ton i, pretty sure to make itself heard ut
the annual meeting which comes on the ] 4th
inst, though the managers say that every
thing will be explained satisfactorily.
All good Vermont citizens will hope that
wisdom and prudence may prevail, and that
no injury will befall one of the foremost
industries Of the state and one which has
built up one of the most beautiful and thirty
| ing Of New England villages
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-02

Shrewd but greedy bnatmen charged Gu
rious sunday siglt-seers - cents for row
ing them around the Thistle as she lay at
anchor of Iompkinsville, Staten Island.
T. S Baldwin the san Francisco aro-
naut, repeated Monday his feat of jumping
from balloon. The gas was So poor that
the balloon rose only about 1000 feet Bald
win descended safely with parachute
about three quarters of mile from the
shore and was picked up by boat
The Connecticut peach crop is a great
success. One grower has 800 trees loaded
with fruit, which will it is estimated Weld
100 baskets. There are many other in
stances Of phenomenal crop, and it is he
licved the old times Of successful peach
growing will return. The Connecticut
peach is thought more lusciou--than lis
southern kindred.
Boston was startled Wednesday by the
failure of G. \. Campbell x Co., a large
firm of coal dealers.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris and one of her
children have arrived in this country for a
visit of some time
Fifteen members Of a Yachting party
were drowned in Bristol channel Friday bv
the capsizing of boat
An earthquake shock was felt at Colum-
bia, 5. c., last Saturday noon, accompau-
led by the usual roar and lasting some sec
ouds. At o'clock second and heavier
shock was felt. ON Monday "A slight earth
| quake shock was felt in the city Of Mexico.
agitating houses and making people dizzy.
1t is reported in Berlin that a fresh at,
tempt u kill the ear was made on the 2Otb
ult. A nihilist disguised as an officer of
the guards approached the imperial car
riage on a journey from St Petersburg 10
krasnoe Sells, and fired revolver twice.
The first shot missed the car, but the sec
ond perforated his coat
Jimmy McDeyitt, a well-known New
| York burglar, killed himself Monday while
| trying 10 escape from a store where he had
/ been stealing Discovered by the porter.
lac jumped through plate glass window
and was fatally cut 10y the fragments. He
/ was disemboweled aud died almost instant
/ ly.
/ Last saturday Robert Bonner drove
Maud 5 tine fastest mile ever made 10 wag
/ ON. The first half was made in .Osl and
the last half in l.O44, making the mile i'm
/ 2l3i. Mr. Bonner saws that the world has
| never seen Maud 5. 5 equal and that she is
/ better mare today than she ever was he
/ fore.
The Umbria brought over GA cabin pas-
sengers on her last voyage to New York
the largest number over conveyed ON a
] Transatlantic steamship
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-02
TAYLOR VS.. DAVENPORT

lfi''h NV AlhilllE-llf'i Argus
The Windham County Reformer, of
Brattleboro III it, issue Of June 3. publish
ed al article which is liable to cause Editor
Davenport considerable trouble before he
sees the end Of the dance he has started
In about the style a. the Reforner pretends
g. be Democratic, and still loses no oppor-
tunity t. do all III its power to damage the
party III Vermont, 50 the article in question
starts of with regrets for injuring the rep
utation of ii young man Like the cruco-
die which Is said to shed tears before il
mnsticstes its victim, yet goes on with
It's work Just the same, the editor of the
ketormer after expressing reluctance
about doing the injury to the young man.
proceeds To- publish most scurrilous arti-
Gle Bert /. Taylor, formerly in the EN-
ploy Of the New York Herald. and for some
time employed on the staff Of the Reformer.
Is III that article distinctly charged with
being liar and an embezzler. the article
alleging that because Of thes, things he. was
discharged from the Reformer Mr. Tav-
Tor. now on the editorial staff of the Argus
and Patriot, where he has been since the
hrst OF June, has 10y his course thus far Civ
en- the lie To- every statement as tn his reli
ability. As to the allegations of ATTEMPTED
emhezzlement, and obtaining goods under
false pretences the editor Of the Reformer
wlll have an opportunity 10 prove them. if
he can, before jury in Washington Coun-
" Court. Mr. Taylor has through J G.
Wing, Esq, OF Montpelier. brought suit
against {. II. Davenport for libel, setting
the damages at 81 0m. He claims that not
IA single allegation in the Reformer article
Is true but that, on the contrary, he left
the Reiormer because he thought he could
better himself that Davenport still owes
HIM for services, and that he was unable 10
effect a settlement before leaving Brattle-
boro, Mr.. Taylor claiming that this course
was pursued with the intent 70 embarrnss
him and iniure his chances of future en-
pigment. When the trial takes place it
viii he interesting, and Mr. Davenport may
he taught something by the time it is fin
ished
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-02

Last spring Rutland adopted the town
system Of schools outside the village grad.
ed district and elected "A board of six di
rectors. 1t was at this election that the
contest came between the citizens ticket
and the Knights Of Labor ticket for the
control of town affairs and the Knights Of
Labor were successful because 500 citizens
stnid at home, deliberately neglecting to
perform one of the plainest duties Of their
citizenship As chapter supplementary
to this the Rutland Herald now saws at
turns out that four of the six directors were
Roman Catholics Apparently no one
thought about the religious preferences Of
the candidates, a. the only issue at the polls
was between the citizens ticket and the
Knights Of Labor ticket The school di-
rectors have now chosen II teachers for
the autumn term Of schools and / Of them
are Catholics. 1t is said that one Of the
teachers is the lG years old daughter Of one
Of the directors and that several of them
are Of very limited experience. In some
of the districts where there are few Catho-
hes, there is outspoken Indignation because
Catholic teachers are assigned there. aud
because of the grossly disproportonate sec
tartan bias of the corps Hitherto the re
ligious question ha, not been much consii-
cred in connection with the public schools
IN Rutland, because teachers have been
| fairly selected from all denominations or
without reference to the denominations
No one supposes that there will now be any
attempt to change the school curriculum or
| to introduce any form Of Catholic teaching.
but the people are not few who say that
the present preference shows what may be
| expected when the same class gets assured
/ power, if that time ever comes
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-02

A National Convention Of Republican


The suggestion for national convention
of the Republican clubs Of the country, to
he held in New York this fall, is meeting
with general endorsement and the conven-
ton will probably be held Immediately af
ter the New York state election in Novem
Der The suggestion originated with the
Republican club Of New York city, and has
met with such general favor that some 30
or 40 clubs have already been organized in
different states, both to promote active and
united political work among Republicans at
home and to take part in the proposed con
vention.
As showing what these clubs aim to &c
complish, the concise statement Of its OBJ
jects made 10y the Republican club Of Quin-
cy, O., may be quoted. These are "The
promotion Of the study of political and so
cial science the advocacy Of the princi-
pies Of the Republican party as set forth in
its latest state and national platforms and
the success Of the party at the polls" A
leading bylaw Of the club reads that every
member shall be understood to pledge him
self to attend the primary meetings Of the
party in his ward and township, to use his
influence to have creditable candidates nom.
mated, and TO devote his time on election
days to work for the ticket
Three years ago, Immediately after the
presidential campaign which ended in the
defeat Of the Republican party, The Pho
nix urged the formation Of clubs for the
study Of political and economic question.
and the science Of government as the best
preparation for another presidential can
vass to he conducted on the basis Of an in
telligent understanding Of what our politi
cal campaigns are all about. We wish tn,
suggestion might now he taken up and gen
orally acted upon during the coming win
ter. 1t would bear sure fruit in good anc
tangible results next year
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-02
Democrntic MnIice.

The facts relative 10 the unfortunate ep-
ISOLDE at Wheeling, West Virginia, last Fri
day, which furnishes the text for some very
sue are that the occasion was that of IA
large gathering Of Grand Army men, in
Guiding public men Of prominence in both
parties. At a point on the route of the
procession opposite the Office of a Demo
cratic paper the editor of that paper caused
10 be stretched across the street u particu-
lRrly bad portrait of President Cleveland
with the accompanying legend, God bless
our President Commander-inC Chief of our
Army and Navy The first division of
the procession marched under the banner,
though evidently against the will of its
members. Succeeding divisions turned in
70 the cutters and trailed their colors OF
course there was excitement, with mingled
cheers, hisses imprecations and threats of
violence. Immediately following the pro
Gov Wilson Of West Virginia made "a
speech which was manifestly intended 10
he offensive 10 men of Northern sympathies.
A press account saws
His manner was quite a. Objectionable
as his language He pitched his voice and
chopped of his sentences in IA very bitter
manner. Pointing down % the right, he
said Look up this street. There are ban
ners and flags and streamers look down
that street and you will see flags, banners
and streamers from the houses of Republi-
cans and DemoCrats-and a great many
Democrats ! tell you, and make no mis-
take. The blue and the gray are here To-
gether and the gray wa entitled % a.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-02

Mr. Hayes, says the Greenfield Gazette,
said he should not seek and would not ac-
cepta second term of the Presidency, and
he meant it. Mr. Cleveland gave solemn
warning against second terms, from which
at the time it was inferred that he would
not be candidate for Presidential honors
again These are his words
when we consider the patronage of this
great Office, the allurements Of power, the
temptation to retain place once gained, and
more than all, the availability party find,
in an incumbent whom a horde of Office
holders, with IA zeal born of benefits re
ceived and fostered by the hope of favors
yet to come, stand ready 10 aid with mon
ey and trained political service, We recog
nize in the eligibility of the President for
reelection most serious danger 10 the cdhn,
deliberate and Intelligent poiHicai action
which must characterize government by
the people"
In spite of this explicit declaration the
shrewdest political observers in both par
ties fail to read the signs of the times
Alright if Mr.. Cleveland has not got a very
large sized second term bee buzzing around
in full possession of his bonnet
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-02
COMMON SENSE IN HIGHWAY
MAKING

Our readers already know that Green
field people have grown tired Of the old
system Of ''carting on and carting Of in
managing their highways, and last year
bought stone-crusher in spite of some
home opposition, and determined 10 try
making little good road each year. In the
last Sunday Republican Greenfield CORE
spondent tells what the result has been
IF there is one thing IA Greenfield man
Is happy in the anticipation of, it is the
prospect Of permanent roads For wears
the policy, like that of all nvergrown towns.
was "a draw gravel on to the village streets
year after year, until the sidewalks became
m many places mere cutters u carry away
the washings of the elevated highway he
tween Every mud hole was filled with
carloads Of material from the towns gray
81 PIT, and once year the streets were
treated % general coating. But common
SENSE got the upper hand last year, for the
village bought stone crusher and elected
selectmen with the courage To build sam
pie OF macadamized road That experi-
mental work stands today as hard as when
laid, and pleased the voters so much that
they appropriated $1,000 for the selectmen
10 do SO some more this year. This strip
has been extended 25O feet, 600 feet have
been laid on Federal street, and the balance
of the appropriation will be spent along
Main street
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-09-02
SOME Elk ACT MEASUREMENTS.

The accuracy of Mr.. W. II. Childs's bar
ometer readings having been called in
question by meteorologists in Cambridge
and Boston, Mr.. Childs has this week en-
ployed Mr., Hines 10 make careful measure
ments of various elevations in the village
10 establish the exact height above the sea
level and the consequent allowance u be
made for such elevation. Brattleboro's
height above the sea level at the railroad
station Is a point in dispute, the Central
Vermont companys engineer calling il 2GO
ieet, aud the Vermont Valleys 23g feet
while the government survey records ON
ME IN Washington place it at 22S feet This
latter Measurement Mr.. Chids very prop
eriy accepts as the correct one Mr.. Illness
measurements show the top of the town
hall foundation at the rear end of the build
ing TO be "a 70 feet above the level of the
stone-arch bridge and of the railroad track
at the passenger station. The top of the
nrst granite step of the library building is
0l.93 feet and the cistern of the barometer
m the library is LIZ feet above that level
The top of the first step of fl B. Chamber
lain,s store is 5O.6l feet above and the floor
OF Mr.. Childs's house on Green street is lO2
81 feet above the railroad level. BY adding
the figures at any point named 10 the PCS
feet taken as the height of the railroad
level above the sea, the exact height of
each point above the sea may be obtained
These figures will doubtless be Of use in flu
ture measurements 1t may be added that
Mr. Childs finds that instead of allowing
for too much elevation, as has been claimed
by the meteorological officials he has IN re-
atty allowed for 10 feet too little.